Robbery suspect fatally shot by LAPD officers serving warrant

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify the identity of the deceased.

A robbery suspect who refused to drop a rifle was fatally shot by officers in Reseda Thursday morning, police said.

Detectives and SWAT personnel serving a search and arrest warrant attempted to remove the suspect from a residence in the 7900 block of Reseda Boulevard just before 5 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department Detective Aguilar said.

“He ultimately did but he did not surrender when he came out,” Aguilar said. “He was armed with a rifle. The officers did give him commands to drop the rifle, which he did not comply with and then ultimately an officer-involved shooting resulted.”

The unidentified suspect was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No details about the robberies the man was suspected of committing were immediately provided.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his late 30s. No injuries to the officers or the public were reported.

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Aguilar said the rifle was recovered at the scene.

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